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HARRY RosENTHAL AND'ISADOR RosEN'rHAL, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

DISPENSINGCAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led March 6, 1915. Serial No.'12,543.

vide a dispensing can with discharge openf.

ings and means for normally covering the same, said means beingconstructed so as to act as a stirring device associated with anautomatic actuated structure for resiliently maintaining the coveringmember over the discharge opening. y

A. further object of the invention is to provide a dispensing can with amanually operated pin and associated parts which may be operated by thesame hand which holds the can for discharging any desired quantity atany desired time. l

In the accompanying drawingsuFigure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectionthrough an embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is a section through Fig.1 on line Q-Qg Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the can shown in Fig. 1;Fig. 1 is a detailed perspective view of the moving parts arranged inthe can shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a canhaving preferably a removable top Q and a bottom 3 provided with aplurality of perforations 4 as shown in Fig. 3. Bottom 3 is convex so asto readily receive a convex covering member 5 which is connected withshaft 6 and with bracing arms 7. Bracing arms 7 act as stirring means aswell as bracing members for holding the cover 5 tightly against thebottom 8. Shaft 6 extends upwardly and is held in place by a suitablebracket 8, which bracket has connected therewith one end of spring 9,the opposite end being connected with shaft 6 and tending to hold theshaft 6 and parts connected therewith in the position shown in Figs. l,2 and 4. Arm 10 is connected with shaft 6 in any desired manner andextends through an arc-shaped slot 11, whereby the arm may be swungaround to move the shaft 6 therewith tolfreely iow through theapertures.

gether with bottom iso as to uncover the apertures 4. A suitable knob12-may be secured to the outer end of arm 10 for permitting an easyoperation ofthe arm.' In order that the slot 11 may vnot presentan'opening a .covering strip 13 is provided, said strip bemg formed ofresilient material, as for instance a strtpip of metalA whereby the samehugs or presses the sides of the'c'an 1. Arm

10 extends through the'strip 1,3 and moves the strip whenever the arm ismoved.

In operation the lid Q is removed and can 1 is filled or partiallyfilled with the desired matter to be dispensed, as for instance soap 1na powdered form. talcum powder or any other desired powder could bedispensed from the cany without departing from-the spirit of theinvention. After thecan has been supplied with powder and it isdesired'to secure a quantity, arm 10 is swung around from the positionshown in Fig. 2 until all of the aperturesa, or a` desired numberthereof have been uncovered, whereupon the powdered matter in the canwill drop through the apertures. The arms 7 act as stirring means sothat the powder will not become clogged and will therefore As shownparticularly in Fig. 1, the bottom 3 is concave. This structure isparticularly desirable where soap isbeing dispensed as the'wet handcannot engage any of the apertures and thereby the apertured section ofthe bottom will be left perfectly dry. In moving the arm from theposition shown in l oFFicE.

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It is yevident that'A Fig. 2 the same will cause a winding action of thespring 9, which spring will of course unwind as soon as the arm 10 isreleased.

The construction of the dispensingcan is such as to adapt the same todispensing various kinds of material, as for instance, tooth powder',talcum powder or powdered Soap. The construction'shown in the drawingsis especially adapted for use in dispensing powdered soap and when usedfor this purpose is preferably mounted on ya suitable bracket so thatthe arm 10 may be moved back and forth freely by one hand while theother hand catches the soap.

What we claim is- 1. In a dispensing can of the class described, a bodyportion formed with .an apertured bottom and a slot adjacent the top, av

portion, said disk being cut away except Where the same covers saidapertures, whereby when the disk is rotated for part of a to cause thedisk to normally cover the aper-y tures in said bottom, a crank armsecured to said shaft, said crank arm extending through said slot, and acovering `plate arranged interiorly of the body portion secured to saidcrank arm. said plate being formed of such a size as to maintain closedthe slot in said body portion.

2. In a dispensing can of the class described, a body portion, a bottomarc-shaped in cross section provided with a plurality of aperturesarranged on opposite sides of the bottom, a disk fitting said bottom,said d isk being cut away except at the part covering said apertures, ashaft connected with said disk for rotating the same, a pair of bracingand stirring arms connected with said shaft and with the outer edge ofsaid disk for stirring the contents of the can when the disk is beingmoved, an operating crank arm connected with said shaft and extendingthrough said body portion, said body portion having a slot foraccommodating said crank arm, a slide mounted on said arm formaintaining said slot closed, anda spring acting on said shaftforresiliently maintaining said shaft in a predetermined position and forreturning said shaft to said position when moved therefrom. l

3. In a dispensing can of the class described, a body portion, a bottomfor said. body portion formed partiglobular, said bottom having aplurality of sets of openings, a disk fitting against said bottom andconforming to the contour of the bottom, said l disk being cut away onopposite sides whereby the disk normally covers that part of the bottomprovided with apertures so that when the disk is moved to a ditferentposition the apertures will be uncovered, a shaft connected with saiddisk and extending to near the top of the body, a pair of bracing armsconnected with said shaft and with the outer part of Said disk forbracing the disk and for acting as stirring members, an operating handlefor partially rotating said disk, and a spring member acting on saidshaft in the double capacity of causing the shaft and the diskconnectedtherewith to return to its original position and for causing the disk topress against the bottom.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specificationin-the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRY ROSENTHAL. SADOR ROSENTHAL.

`Witnesses y A. L. lxITCHIN, PHiLIP D. RoLLHAUs.

